The Holy
Empire of Men, under the benevolent reign of the Emperor Willem Karl,
is conceived as a High Fantasy Landsknecht Army. This being a fantasy
army, the Emperor sent out his faithful servants far beyond the borders
of his Empire in search of allies to enter in his service. Warriors
from many races answered his call and happily flocked to his standard.
In exchange for a fair amount of gold, that is. In time these took over
many of the customs and fashion of the Empire, resulting in a massive
force of a somewhat ecclectic nature, composed of proud humans, stout
dwarves, fierce halflings (I swear!), massive ogres and even, unheard
of before, mercenary orcs.

But this bright fašade of dashing men in tights is only half the picture.
Underneath lies a second, grim Empire of fierce zealots, mercyless witch
hunters and generally crazed ecclesiastics. In other words, crackpots.
While there are a few companies making suitable models for use with
this army, some of the more unconventional troops might not be as easy
to get hold of. In my case, I found some models needed emphasizing their
nature, while I also wanted to include some older miniatures which weren't
always "dressed for the part". You can see some of the results
below.